Artist Theo Jansen Constructs Cool Printed 'Strandbeests'

Dutch kinetic artist Theo Jansen is using Shapeways 3D printing to realize the latest incarnations of his fabulous creeping Strandbeests. Theo Jansen is the original inventor of the ‘Animari’ beach creatures, or ‘Strandbeests.’ These sculptures were originally constructed of PVC tubing, bamboo and other lightweight materials so that they could walk the beach powered by the wind, but now the Strandbeests can be 3D printed and fully articulated without assembly.